Browsing by Subject "Private sector"
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Cancer patients' and health care professionals' perceptions and experiences of cancer treatment and care in South Africa
(2014)Cancer is a potentially life-threatening disease, which affects millions of people worldwide. It is multifaceted in nature and can lead to impairment in a person's physical, social and emotional functioning (Beatty, Oxlad, ... -
A comparative study on pharmacist job satisfaction in the private and public hospitals of the North–West Province
(North-West University, 2010)Pharmacists experience high levels of stress at work, especially from factors intrinsic to their jobs and management roles. In South Africa, the public sector is confronted with situational difficulties such as a shortage ... -
Development of a sustainable community-based tourism model : with special reference to Phokeng
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The primary goal of this study was to develop, construct and test a sustainable communitybased tourism model for Phokeng or Royal Bafokeng Nation (RBN) area that may prove useful to tourism developers, policy makers, tourism ... -
The empowerment of local development NPOs as agents for social change through participatory communication / L. dos Santos.
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)This study explores how participatory communication can be used as an empowering process for small local Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) in becoming agents of social change. The theoretical basis for the study is participatory ... -
The experience of affirmative action in a public organisation
(North-West University, 2006)South Africa is experiencing a process of formidable and fundamental change. Public administrators as well as politicians are under tremendous pressure as heavy demands are being placed on them. These demands include ... -
Improving land reform through CSR : a legal framework analysis
(North-West University, 2012)In reaction to the unequal land ownership brought about by decades of apartheid, the first democratically elected government embarked on an extensive land reform programme - a programme consisting of the three constitutionally ... -
The Phelophepa train, “train of hope, train of healing”
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, 2021)This article explores the significance of the Phelophepa train, also known as the Phelophepa Health Care Train (HCT). This train started out with only three coaches but because of the need for its services and its ... -
Private companies and community collaboration : towards building disaster resilience in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa
(OASIS, 2021)The responsibility for building community resilience cannot and should not rest with the public sector alone. It requires all sectors to collaborate for the benefit of the entire community. Specifically, it is important ... -
Public-private partnerships : a qualitative approach to prospects for pharmacy in the South African health care environment
(North-West University, 2007)BACKGROUND: Powerful public-private partnerships (PPPs) can only be established if the partners are able to deal with complexity. Such partnerships may serve to stimulate local community and economic development. Thus, it ... -
Surveillance of antibiotic use in the private sector in Namibia using sales and claims data
(PKP, 2016)Introduction: Antibiotics are among the most commonly used therapeutic agents for humans globally, and their use has been associated with the development of resistance. The objective of this study was to identify sources ...
